Hi,
I use a portable CDROM unit that connects to a parallel port all the time
and it works great!  We still have a lot of workstations on our site that do
not have CDROM drives and are not on a network so this sure makes my life
easier.  You just attach the unit, install the program (mine installs in
both DOS and Windows) and tadaa!

Judy

P.S. I leave the directory in place in case I ever need to use the CDROM on
the workstation again.  At this point, most of our workstations have the
program installed already so all I do is shut down the machine and boot up
with the CD-ROM unit attached and the OS detects it automatically on
startup.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cherri [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 1998 8:40 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [PCBUILD] External CD-Rom/Parallel Port
>
> Fellow Listmembers,
>         I will be upgrading the workstations on our Novell 3.12 network
> from Win
> 3.1 to Win 95.  Most of these workstations do not have a CD-Rom drive.
> The
> latest flyer from CDW shows a backpack external CD-Rom drive for parallel
> port.  This seems to be an answer to the upgrade process.  I am not quite
> sure about installing Win 95 on the Server as of yet because of space on
> the HD.  Could anyone advise the amount of space Win 95 would take up on
> the server (space is a consideration at this point on our server).  Any
> one
> have experience with using External CD-Rom drives?  Fast or slow?  Good or
> bad?
>         TIA for sharing your knowledge.
> Cherri Krowten